GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 9-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team closed out the 2020-21 season with a sixth-place finish and 207 team points at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
IU has finished inside the top-10 of the team standings in eight of the last nine seasons. The Hoosiers finished as the top Big Ten Conference team at the NCAA meet, topping the scores of Ohio State (7th; 180 points) and Michigan (12th; 106 points).
A total of 10 Hoosiers claimed 35 All-American honors and a national champion.
200 BUTTERFLY
Sophomore Brendan Burns collected his second All-America nod of the weekend with a seventh-place finish in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:40.42, the ninth-fastest time in program history.
Freshman Tomer Frankel earned Honorable Mention All-America status with a career-best time of 1:40.68, the 10th-fastest mark in program history in the event. He closes the season as the third-best performer in the history of the 200 Fly at Indiana.
1,650 FREESTYLE
Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar finished 10th (Honorable Mention All-America) in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 14:45.50, the sixth-fastest mark in program history. He holds five of the top six times in the event in program history. His 1,000-yard split of 8:52.75 is the second-fastest mark ever swam by a Hoosier, just missing out on his own school record (8:51.13) that he set during the 2021 Big Ten Championships.
Junior Mikey Calvillo touched in 15:11.19 to finish 31st.
PLATFORM DIVING
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco finished 11th out of the Platform Dive Consolation Final with a six-dive score of 368.55. He hit on four dives over 60 points in his set, including a 70-point effort on his armstand attempt.
For the weekend, Capobianco scored a total of 41 points towards the Hoosier tally. He made the Championship in both springboard disciplines, including a national championship on the 3-Meter board.
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200 BACKSTROKE
Senior Jacob Steele closed out his career with a 15th-place finish out of the 200 Backstroke Consolation Final at 1:41.44. Senior Gabriel Fantoni took 16th with a time of 1:42.53.
Both swimmers claimed Honorable Mention All-America honors for finishing in the top-16.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Hoosier 400 Freestyle Relay squad of junior Jack Franzman, Frankel, Burns, and junior Van Mathias finished 11th to claim Honorable Mention All-America accolades with a time of 2:50.38.
FINALS RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
- Michael Brinegar – 14:45.50 (Honorable Mention All-America)
- Mikey Calvillo – 15:11.19
200 BACKSTROKE
- Jacob Steele – 1:41.44 (Honorable Mention All-America)
- Gabriel Fantoni – 1:42.53 (Honorable Mention All-America)
200 BUTTERFLY
- Brendan Burns – 1:40.42 (All-America)
- Tomer Frankel – 1:40.68 (Honorable Mention All-America, Career Best)
PLATFORM DIVE
- Andrew Capobianco – 368.55 (Honorable Mention All-America)
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
- Jack Franzman, Tomer Frankel, Brendan Burns, Van Mathias – 2:50.38 (Honorable Mention All-America)
2021 HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Zane Backes (3) – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Michael Brinegar (1) – 1,650 Freestyle (HM)
Brendan Burns (7) – 100 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly (HM), 200 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Andrew Capobianco (3) – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive*, Platform Dive (HM)
Gabriel Fantoni (2) – 100 Backstroke (HM), 200 Backstroke (HM)
Tomer Frankel (7) – 100 Butterfly (HM), 200 Butterfly (HM), 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Jack Franzman (6) – 50 Freestyle (HM), 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM), 200 Medley Relay (HM), 400 Medley Relay
Brandon Hamblin (1) – 200 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Van Mathias (3) – 200 Freestyle Relay (HM), 400 Freestyle Relay (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)
Jacob Steele (2) – 100 Backstroke (HM), 200 Backstroke (HM)
*2021 NCAA Champion
